{"id":274279,"date":"2011-01-17T07:20:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T07:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=48080"},"modified":"2011-01-17T07:20:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T07:20:13","slug":"band-reject-aj-loses-at-the-idols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/17\/band-reject-aj-loses-at-the-idols\/","title":{"rendered":"Band-reject AJ loses at the Idols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_48081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48081\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-48081\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/17\/band-reject-aj-loses-at-the-idols\/aj\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48081\" title=\"AJ\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/AJ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ajumoke Nwaeze a.k.a AJ<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cI was shoved out of the band\u201d was how Ajumoke Nwaeze a.k.a AJ began  her story, when asked what led to her exit from the Diamondz band and  why she went in for the Idols reality show.<br \/>\n\u201cI was in Idols as AJ. The AJ in Diamonds was lost in the band. She didn\u2019t have an identity.<br \/>\nI\u2019m young and I tried to be adventurous but the guys wouldn\u2019t have none of that.<br \/>\nThey said if I participated in another competition I should consider myself as having left the group.<br \/>\nI told some Nigerian Breweries officials and they said the decision of the group was binding. So I had to leave\u201d<br \/>\nBut did her leaving the band to bid for honours bring the expected succour?<br \/>\nAt last week\u2019s result show, it was a shocker for many to see the talented singer leave the competition.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m excited about being in the competition, but if there was anyone I thought would have made it, it will be AJ and Godson.<br \/>\nGodson, because he has real depth and AJ because she really has  control\u201d, Zoe the sixth contestant to make it to the top 10 phase said  minutes after she was announced the contestant with the highest number  of votes in group three.<br \/>\nBefore now, the 22 year old singer who is a 300 level undergraduate  of Genetics and Biology was a member of \u2018Diamondz\u2018-the 2008 winners of  popular talent show Star Quest and had gone on to perform with them at  tours and shows.<br \/>\n\u201cShe always wanted a solo career for herself, and saw Idols as an  opportunity to make this happen. Other members of the band didn\u2019t  approve of this, so she had to leave the group, the house they all lived  in and refused to play Star Mega Jam last year\u201d, a source tells NET.<br \/>\nNwaeze dedicated two of her renditions to one of the judges, Jeffery  Daniel. During her audition in Calabar, she sang with a guitar and  devoted the song to Jeffery. \u201cHe will be my sweet love today\u201d she said  to co host Misi back stage minutes before performing on Sunday January  2, 2010.<br \/>\n\u201cCool little AJ, from the day you sang to me with a guitar in  Calabar, you have grown. It\u2019s really good to see a lot come out from  that cute little body of yours\u201d Jeffery Daniel said amidst cheering from  the crowd after AJ\u2019s performance of Anita Baker\u2019s \u2018Sweet Love\u2019.<br \/>\nFour days later, at the result show, everyone was shocked to hear Co  host Anis announce AJ as one of the contestants who will be leaving the  competition. Amidst murmurs and mutters, she left the stage. But it was  the same AJ that was a shoulder for the seven other contestants,  explaining to them that it was not the end of the world and that they  should be happy for the opportunity.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is true I left my band to be a part of the competition, and even  though I didn\u2019t make it, Nigerian Idol has exposed me to a lot of  things, it\u2019s not the end of the world, I am ready to launch my solo  career and I am so sure that I will succeed. It\u2019s the beginning of new  things for me\u201d, AJ disclosed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI was shoved out of the band\u201d was how Ajumoke Nwaeze a.k.a AJ began her story, when asked what led to her exit from the Diamondz band and why she went in for the Idols reality show. \u201cI was in Idols as AJ. The AJ in Diamonds was lost in the band. 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